Runes of Magic US / AU

Hello all I'm a 62/45 Mage/Druid on the US Reni server that is returning from a long long absence.

During the time I was playing, it was during the time when scouts were the strongest class in the game due to armor ignore or something like that. It was also around the time when mages sucked apparently. I never really went to instances unless they were necessary. I basically never did anything past HotO due to not being geared for it or not needing a quest in there.

Now, what I really want to ask is: How can an undergeared 62 mage sort of get himself... geared? My weapon is a tier 8 Fury of the Jungle +whatever makes it shiny, and I'm wearing an elemental flame set that is averagely statted at best. I'm not even able to solo HotO past the first boss. Because of this, I can't really make money due to the fact that I can't run instances, and I can't run instances since I don't have the gear for it, and I don't have the gear for it because I'm poor. As a result, I've never been able to do any of the quests in regions SJF and above. I'm missing a lot of XP due to this, and my druid is (obviously) underlevelled. I've decided that I should get my mage to some decently high level around 70 before I farm dailies to level my druid side. I'm currently up to the Redhill Mountains area quest-wise.

I know common solutions are gathering and refining mats (to green?) and selling them, doing dailies, and all the usual solutions for being low on money. However, is there something a bit more... practical I could do in order to get some money? Some instance I could run based on my stats?

If you suggest me to restart, I actually have considered it, but I kind of like this mage in particular, and I've spent quite a bit of money on the diamonds on her, and it would suck to see that go to waste.

tl;dr : How to make money for undergeared mage?

So I've attempted Kalin Shrine, and I indeed can solo it. Was just a bit unprepared for the Goddess of Art's Disciple frenzy thing and the stun on Regin. Other than that, I can do it fine. The income isn't bad, but it certainly does leave something to be desired. Is TT also farmable for trash/drops?

For Sekhemket's suggestion, I've only got a measly 4 mil right now, so playing the AH isn't really an option.

Now, I'm aware that drops from even ZS/DL have gone down in price due to new content being added. However, if I'm able to get through it with a party, would that be a good place to farm drops to sell on the AH?

Thanks for all your replies everyone.

I technically can do HotO, just not solo. According to most guides and the reqs they have up for instances, I do meet them as a mage. I just can't tank the first boss well enough to survive, even with my heals on my secondary.

Are there any specific minigames that you guys might suggest are the most efficient to run?

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Nothing wrong with starting a new toon, as for the diamonds just use same account and same server.

The problem isn't having the diamonds with me. Rather, it's that I've sold them for gold in the past to acquire what I couldn't get. Way back when, did most people actually make their money by doing these instance runs and selling the good drops? That was something I never really understood... but I digress.